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Beyond The Trope

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We're a podcast for nerds, dedicated to exploring the deeper side of genre fiction, popular art, comics, and movies.

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Episode 332 Interview with Andy Weir

This week we're joined by the one and only Andy Weir, author of THE MARTIAN. He's here to tell us about his newest book, PROJECT HAIL MARY, available today! Find out more at https://www.andyweirauthor.com and order it wherever books are sold. You can also follow Andy on Twitter at https://twitter.com/andyweirauthor and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AndyWeirAuthor/.

WARNING! This Episode features some explicit language.

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Matt Damon

Jean-Paul Satre

The Library of Congress

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Gail Carriger

Pierce Brown

Blake Crouch

Peter Clines

Terry Pratchett

Nintendo

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